dagger flower (Mantisalca salmantica)
Mantisalca salmantica is a spiny annual or biennial herb from the Mediterranean region. This Asteraceae family member features thistle-like leaves and solitary.
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Synonyms
Calcitrapa altissima Lam.
Calcitrapa brevispina Moench
Centaurea leptoloncha Rouy
Centaurea lyraefolia Salisb.
Centaurea salmantica L.
Centaurea tenella Spreng.
Cirsium salmanticum (L.) Hill
Crocodilium salmanticum (L.) Sweet
Mantisalca elegans Cass.
Microlonchus cichoraceus K.Koch
Microlonchus clusii Spach
Microlonchus delilianus Spach
Microlonchus elatus Spach
Microlonchus gracilis Pomel
Microlonchus leptolonchus Spach
Microlonchus papposus Spach
Microlonchus salmanticus (L.) DC.
Microlonchus valdemorensis Cut.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusMantisalca
- speciesMantisalca salmantica